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River Flood Warning 10, NWS St. Louis, MO

February 3, 2016Lewis County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Feb 3, 2016, 8:45 AM CST for Lewis County, Missouri. It was in force for 47 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 3, 2016, 8:45 AM CST (14:45 UTC)
Expired
Feb 5, 2016, 7:30 AM CST
In force
47 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Lewis County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point North Fabius River near Ewing (EWNM7). The gauge peaked at 11.27 ft at Feb 3, 2016, 11:00 AM CST.

actionminormoderate5101502/0302/0402/0502/06
Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
17 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05497150, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

488 
WGUS43 KLSX 031448
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
848 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016

...The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a flood 
warning for the following rivers in Missouri... 

          North Fabius River near Ewing

.This Flood Warning is a result of up to a half inch of rainfall the 
past 24 hours and none forecast in the next 24 hours...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rains could cause river levels to rise even higher than 
predicted.  The National Weather Service will monitor this developing
situation and issue follow up statements as conditions or forecasts 
change.

Safety message:  Never drive cars, trucks, or sport utility vehicles 
through flooded areas.  The water may be too deep to allow for safe 
passage.

This product, along with additional weather and stream information, 
is available at http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.

&&

MOC111-041448-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0010.160203T1445Z-160205T1330Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.160203T1445Z.160204T0000Z.160204T1330Z.NO/
848 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016

The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the North Fabius River near Ewing
* until Friday morning.
* At  7:30 AM Wednesday the stage was 10.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to rise above flood stage by this morning and
  continue to rise to near 12.2 feet by this evening. The river will 
  fall below flood stage by tomorrow morning.


&&
                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     02/04  02/05  02/06  02/07  02/08

North Fabius River
  Ewing           11.0   10.73      11.2    8.4    6.7    6.0    5.4


&&


LAT...LON 4012 9175 4014 9169 3995 9152 3991 9154




$$
1 follow-up statement
356 
WGUS83 KLSX 040042
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
642 PM CST WED FEB 3 2016

...The flood warning is cancelled for the following river in 
Missouri...
 
  North Fabius River near Ewing


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Safety message:  Never drive cars, trucks, or sport utility vehicles 
through flooded areas.  The water may be too deep to allow for safe 
passage.

This product, along with additional weather and stream information, 
is available at http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.

&&

MOC111-040112-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160205T1330Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.160203T1425Z.160203T1745Z.160203T2133Z.NO/
642 PM CST WED FEB 3 2016

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the North Fabius River near Ewing.
* At  5:30 PM Wednesday the stage was 10.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Fell below flood stage at 3:33 PM Wednesday.
* The river will continue to fall to 8.1 feet by Friday morning.


&&
                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     02/04  02/05  02/06  02/07  02/08

North Fabius River
  Ewing           11.0   10.75       9.8    8.1    6.6    5.9    5.4


&&


LAT...LON 4012 9175 4014 9169 3995 9152 3991 9154




$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 2, 7:15 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLSXKnox, Lewis4 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.